Jason Newsted: Last News

Metallica‘s former bassist Jason Newsted has said he is working on two new “heavy” projects.Newsted has been working with his bluegrass project, Jason Newsted and the Chophouse Band, for several decades, and had recently started to incorporate more metal influences into the band.Now, however, he is firmly “stepping back into the heavy”, as he explained in an interview with Gator 98.7FM.  “So the last couple of weeks I’ve been auditioning guitar players for a heavy project. I’m back on bass and singing with a metal drummer — double bass — you know, getting loud again.

Metallica have announced the launch of a new Cliff Burton exhibition via their digital museum – find out more below.Titled Orion: A Tribute To Cliff Burton, the digital exhibit is one of four collections scheduled to honour the metal icons’ late bassist, who died in 1986. The Orion exhibition is available for viewing now via Metallica’s Black Box museum through the band’s official website.It is available as a Fifth Member fan club exclusive, though that’s free to sign up for.

Metallica have poked fun at their 2003 LP ‘St. Anger’ after announcing that songs from the album are now on FenderPlay.Four of the songs featured in ‘St. Anger’ – including ‘Frantic’, ‘St.

Wolfgang Van Halen – the son of the late Eddie Van Halen – has elaborated on why a tribute to his father ultimately fell through.In an interview with Rolling Stone, journalist Brian Hiatt inquired as to a prospective tribute concert – which was slated to feature Joe Satriani and drummer Alex Van Halen, Eddie’s brother and co-founder of Van Halen. The tribute was leaked to the public via former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, who mentioned it in an interview back in April.Wolfgang, who was the bassist in the last formation of Van Halen, confirmed that there were plans in place – although, according to him, the tribute was “in such an early stage that it never even got off the ground.”“What I can say is that there was an attempt at doing something,” he said.

Van Halen during a game last week.The Athletic Band paid tribute to Van Halen during their annual half time show at Ohio Stadium in Columba on Saturday (April 16).Van Halen died from throat cancer on October 6, 2020. Tributes from members of AC/DC, KISS, Muse and Pearl Jam among many others, poured in following news of his passing.The band played a medley of Van Halen songs over eight minutes that included ‘Runnin’ With The Devil,’ ‘Dreams,’ ‘Panama,’ and ‘Jump.’The group moved in formation to spell out the band’s name as they performed, as well as the titles of some songs.An audience of 60,000 were in attendance, with the game resulting in a 34-26 victory by the Ohio State Scarlet over the Ohio State Gray.Watch the moment here:Last week, former Metallica guitarist Jason Newsted has said he was approached six months ago to take part in a potential Van Halen tribute tour.He went on to reveal that acclaimed guitarist Joe Satriani was also approached to take part.Speaking to The Palm Beach Post, Newsted said he went to California for a jam session, but didn’t go ahead with the project when thinking about the weight of Van Halen’s legacy.“How could you?” Newsted said to the publication.

Metallica guitarist Jason Newsted has said he was approached six months ago to take part in a potential Van Halen tribute tour.He went on to reveal that acclaimed guitarist Joe Satriani was also approached to take part.Speaking to The Palm Beach Post, Newsted said he went to California for a jam session, but didn’t go ahead with the project when thinking about the weight of Van Halen’s legacy.“How could you?” Newsted said to the publication. “There’s nobody that can top it, so how do you show it honour? I didn’t want it to be viewed as a money grab.

Metallica have admitted they “weren’t equipped” to deal with former bassist Jason Newsted’s exit in 2001.He played with the band from 1986 but quit after becoming frustrated over his lack of creative input.Now, the band have admitted had they been equipped with a different mindset, Newsted may have remained in Metallica.“Jason is the only member of Metallica who has ever left willingly,” drummer Lars Ulrich told Apple Music in a new interview. “And that in itself is a statistic.

Metallica‘s former bassist Jason Newsted has previewed the upcoming remastered deluxe box set of ‘The Black Album’ in a new unboxing video – you can see the reveal below.The band are celebrating 30 years of their self-titled fifth studio album next month with this special anniversary version of ‘The Black Album’, as well as a star-studded covers album, ‘The Metallica Blacklist’.In a new 15-minute video, Newsted – who played bass in Metallica from 1986 to 2001 – has given fans a sneak peak at what to expect from the deluxe box set edition of ‘The Black Album’ when it’s released on September 10.The box set includes the album, which has been remastered on 180-gram double LP and CD, a ‘Sad But True’ picture disc, three live LPs, 14 CDs and six

Former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted is not joining Megadeth. So you can stop telling all your friends that he is.